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Charges dismissed against Mormon bishop

Last updated Friday, May 11, 2012 - 6:18am

DUCHESNE -- A Utah judge dismissed all charges against a Mormon bishop accused of failing to report a teenage girl's disclosure that she had been sexually abused.

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Former Mormon bishop pleads not guilty to fraud

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Last updated Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 1:40pm

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- A former Mormon bishop has pleaded not guilty to charges he cheated investors including members of his congregation out of more than $400,000.

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Former LDS bishop accused of investor fraud

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 1:42pm

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A federal grand jury has indicted a former LDS bishop on charges he cheated investors including members of his congregation out of more than $400,000, prosecutors said Tuesday.

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Lawyer says booking mug shot of LDS bishop would be cruel

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Last updated Wednesday, March 7, 2012 - 1:13pm

DUSCHESNE -- The defense attorney for an eastern Utah Mormon bishop accused of failing to report a teen girl's disclosure of sex abuse says it would be unconstitutional to release his mug shot.

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Trial for LDS bishop in witness tampering, abuse case

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Last updated Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 6:12pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- A judge has ordered a Mormon bishop to stand trial on charges of witness tampering and failing to report a teen girl's complaint of sexual abuse.

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Judge considering trial for LDS bishop

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, December 23, 2011 - 10:03am

DUCHESNE -- A Utah judge is considering whether a 43-year-old Mormon bishop should stand trial on charges of witness tampering and failure to report a 16-year-old girl's complaint of sex abuse.

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Mormon bishop, inmates sue over Cache jail's mail policy

Lynn DeBruin The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 5:40pm

LOGAN -- A Mormon bishop and three inmates have filed a class-action lawsuit against Cache County over a recent policy change that limits most ingoing and outgoing mail to postcards.

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Ex-Mormon bishop pleads guilty to child sex abuse

Lynn DeBruin The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, September 9, 2011 - 4:09pm

SALT LAKE CITY — A former Mormon bishop and co-founder of a nonprofit group that helps women and children in Third World villages faces up to life in prison when he is sentenced in November for sexually abusing children.

Lon Harvey Kennard, 69, from Heber City, Utah, pleaded guilty this week to three counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child. Each count involves a different victim, and carries a sentence of 5 years to life.

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Mormon bishop charged with failing to report abuse

Jennifer Dobner The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 4:08pm

SALT LAKE CITY — A Duchesne County Mormon church leader is facing criminal charges for allegedly failing to report an allegation of child sexual abuse brought to him by a teenage congregant seeking help.

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